Jordan focuses his law practice on labor law to fight for the rights of workers to be protected in their workplaces, and to be paid what they deserve. He has proudly dedicated his career to advocating for labor unions and individual employees, and has represented a range of workers, including symphonic musicians, municipal workers, longshore workers, university faculty, and teachers and other public school employees. His work includes contract negotiations, representing unions and workers in arbitrations and Labor Board hearings, and providing advice on internal union matters and external policy and political matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Jordan worked in Philadelphia City Council on policy and legislation, where he developed an expertise in analyzing municipal budgets and helped to author and pass several pieces of innovative workers’ rights legislation. He also served as a law clerk at both Region 4 and the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Branch of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Jordan received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2022. He also received the 2021 Philadelphia Bar Association Public Interest Law Student Award and the H.M. Goldstein Memorial Prize for the highest grade and best paper in the field of labor law. During law school, Jordan served as a law clerk to the Special Masters of the National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation and founded Penn’s Philadelphia Community Organizing Pro Bono Project.
Jordan studied as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he received an Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2016 and an M.Sc. in Comparative Education in 2017. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and African American Studies, magna cum laude, from Yale University.
WHAT INSPIRES ME ABOUT MY WORK
“My mother was a public school teacher who raised me by herself. I grew up around kitchen and dinner tables where she and her colleagues spoke about the importance of their union and the ways in which they had to organize to achieve more for themselves, their families, and their students. My mother’s work as a public school teacher and what her union provided to our family is the reason I decided to a lawyer focused on workers’ rights. Her legacy inspires me on a daily basis.”
AWAY FROM WORK
“I enjoy long rides on my Vespa and long walks with my wife and our dog, Halloumi. I am a persistently disappointed Philadelphia 76ers fan, and a lover of women’s college and professional basketball. I can often be found at a Philadelphia Orchestra or Philly Pops concert.”